DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 47/2021

of 5 February 2021

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/52]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/744 of 4 June 2020 on amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following indent is added in point 1w (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

‘—

32020 R 0744 : Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/744 of 4 June 2020 ( OJ L 176, 5.6.2020, p. 4 ).’

Article 2

The texts of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/744 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union , shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 6 February 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, 5 February 2021.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Clara GANSLANDT

( 1 ) OJ L 176, 5.6.2020, p. 4 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/52/oj

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